W/M, age 49 (8-6-25). On 09-22-74, an unknown female caller contacted PCSO from a pay phone and advised she had just shot a man at Piper Aircraft.The victim, a security guard, was found in a pool of blood on the north side of the Piper Aircraft in Lakeland. He was shot through his left knee and bled to death between 5:00 a.m. and 5:42 a.m.

Anyone with information about this case is encouraged to contact
the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit at (863)
298-6379,
or send an email to coldcase@polksheriff.org.